On December 12, 2022, in the aftermath of recent developments in the crypto market and in the wake of the FTX exchange collapse, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)...

On April 19, 2021, the federal government released the 2021 Budget: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience. The Budget proposes significant spending measures to stimulate the economy...

On January 12, 2021, the Ontario government declared a second provincial emergency under section 7.0.1 (1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, in response to the drastic rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the province.

We sat down with Dom Mannella, an associate in our Capital Markets & Securities department, to learn about his practice and hear about what we can expect from the Canadian securities regulators...

The acronym "IDEL" refers to the Ontario government's Infectious Disease Emergency Leave, which was added to the Employment Standards Act (the "ESA")...

The Ontario Securities Commission (the "OSC") recently published Staff Notice 11-784 - Burden Reduction (the "Staff Notice") ...

Lesser remedies would be eliminated as would consideration of current indicators of actual union support in determining on the appropriate remedy applicable to the circumstances.

The Ontario Court of Appeal has established new clarity on employer obligations in wrongful dismissal cases, addressing both the burden of proof for mitigation efforts and the treatment of income earned during notice periods. This ruling in Williamson v Brandt Tractor Inc. resolves critical questions about when employers must demonstrate available comparable employment and how courts should handle mitigation income from lower-paying positions.

The Divisional Court recently upheld a Human Rights Tribunal decision finding that a purchaser in an asset transaction discriminated against an employee on maternity leave by failing...

On July 26, 2017 the Supreme Court of Canada clarified in two decisions, both involving NEB approvals, that the Crown may discharge its duty to consult with First Nations through steps taken by a regulatory agency, ...

The applicants were frustrated by the time it was taking for the Ministry to pursue its investigations and the lack of information concerning the investigations' progress.

This is the fourth article in a four-part series on wills and estate planning.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") have unveiled new rules addressing syndicated mortgages with the dual objectives of establishing a more consistent framework ...

On November 12, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators issued Multilateral Staff Notice 51-359 — Corporate Governance Related Disclosure Expectations...

In a decision released by the Ontario Divisional Court on July 14, 2017, the Saugeen Ojibway First Nation was successful in challenging a limestone quarry licence issued by the Minister of Natural Resources...

In an earlier column in this space, I described the Competitive Dialogue as a form of innovation procurement that allows hospitals to generate more value ...

The Canadian Trademarks Act amendments, which are allegedly coming into force in early 2019, include the removal of the requirement that a trademark applicant declare that it has been using its trademark...

In CRA Technical Interpretation 2016-0647621E5, June 3, 2016, "Part IV Income Tax - Dividend Paid to a Corporate Trust Beneficiary", the CRA held that Part IV tax would apply on an allocation of dividends...

On July 18, 2017, the Department of Finance released a series of controversial tax proposals aimed at closing perceived tax "loopholes" that involve the taxation of private corporations and their shareholders.

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